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Philosophy of language

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Philosophy of language

Hardback. Offers a comprehensive philosophical analysis of conventions and the roles they play in social life and practical reason. This work gives a general account of the nature of conventions, explaining the differences between coordinative and constitutive conventions and between deep and surface conventions. Series: Princeton Monographs in Philosophy. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; HPQ; HPS; JHBT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691140902
ISBN
9780691140902
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.38
€ 50.75

Paperback. Editor(s): Gerber, Andri; Patterson, Brent. Num Pages: 302 pages, 107 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AMA; CFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Transcript Verlag
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837623727
ISBN
9783837623727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 36.34

Hardback. This, the 21st volume in the "Library of Living Philosophers", consists of 24 papers by major figures in philosophy, each addressing a key problem arising in A.J. Ayer's work. Most of the critical papers are answered in detail by Ayer himself. Editor(s): Hahn, Lewis Edwin. Series: Library of Living Philosophers. Num Pages: 840 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: CFA; HPCF; HPK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 164 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1061.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
Number of pages
840
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812691726
ISBN
9780812691726
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.94
€ 54.73

Paperback. Reveals everyday language as the key to understanding morals and ethics in Yoruba culture. The author identifies the priorities of Yoruba philosophy and culture though everyday expression and shows that there are rational pathways to both truth and beauty. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1H; 2HCWVY; CFA; GTB; HPQ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253214164
ISBN
9780253214164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.14

Paperback. * The definitive biography of the philosopher Jacques Derrida(1930-2004). * In writing this biography, Benoit Peeters talked to over ahundred individuals who knew and worked with Derrida. He is alsothe first person to make use of the huge personal archive built upby Derrida throughout his life and of his voluminouscorrespondence. Num Pages: 700 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; CFA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1020.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
700
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745656168
ISBN
9780745656168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.07

Hardback. Criteria and methods of a structural analysis of pictorial language as a way of understanding the semiotic system of the visual arts. This is presented with a discussion of an information-processing model for optical illusions and computer simulations. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: ABA; CFA; GTE; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880334891
ISBN
9780880334891
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.84

Hardback. This is a unique and accessible reference guide to the work of figures who have played an important role in the development of ideas about language. It includes 80 entries on individual thinkers in the Western tradition, ranging from antiquity to the present day, chosen because of their impact on the description or theory of language. Editor(s): Chapman, Siobhan; Routledge, Christopher. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; HPCF5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748617579
ISBN
9780748617579
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.61
€ 131.19

Paperback. Explains the principles which underlie the structure and appropriate use of sentence in a language. Series: Center for the Study of Language and Information Publication Lecture Notes. Num Pages: 151 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 265.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Centre for the Study of Language & Information United States
Number of pages
151
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575860060
ISBN
9781575860060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.92

hardcover. From Sources of the Self to A Secular Age, Charles Taylor has shown how we create ways of being, as individuals and as a society. Here, he demonstrates that language is at the center of this generative process. Language does not merely describe; it constitutes meaning, and the shared practice of speech shapes human experience. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; HP; HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 156. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674660205
ISBN
9780674660205
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.20

Paperback. This book takes concepts developed by researchers in theoretical computer science and adapts and applies them to the study of natural language meaning. Summarizing over a decade of research, Chris Barker and Chung-chieh Shan put forward the Continuation Hypothesis: that the meaning of a natural language expression can depend on its own continuation Series: Oxford Studies in Theoretical Linguistics. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; CFGA; UYQL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199575022
ISBN
9780199575022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.32

Paperback. Editor(s): McDonald, Christie V.; Wihl, Gary. Series: Literature & Philosophy. Num Pages: 224 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 513. Fine copy.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press Pennsylvania
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
SKU
KNH0011474
ISBN
9780271010113
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Hardback. This reassessment of theories of language in modern European philosophy contains close readings of meditations on language by Martin Heidegger, Luce Irigaray, Paul Celan, Walter Benjamin, and Maurice Blanchot. Num Pages: 332 pages, 2 half-tones. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 661. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804727136
ISBN
9780804727136
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.65

Hardback. Analyzes what remains of actions that attempt to take the place of language: the enduring, if intermittently obscured bases, of theoretical reflection itself. In this title, the author describes is not something first found in nature and then named but a thing whose own origin joins language with materiality. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823230006
ISBN
9780823230006
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 35. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262529822
ISBN
9780262529822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.64

Paperback. Editor(s): Collin, Finn. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1DND; CFA; HPCA; HPCD; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Edition
40th Edition
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763504942
ISBN
9788763504942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 32.02

Paperback. A far-reaching philosophical investigation into the persistence and disappearance of speech, in individuals and in linguistic communities. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Number of pages
287
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890951504
ISBN
9781890951504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.40

Paperback. A textbook/software package that covers first-order language in a method appropriate for a wide range of courses, from first logic courses for undergraduates (philosophy, mathematics, and computer science) to a first graduate logic course. It also includes applications for mobile devices, exercises, and a dedicated website. Num Pages: 650 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 203 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1298.
Publisher
Center for the Study of Language and Inf
Number of pages
650
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575866321
ISBN
9781575866321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 88.96
€ 67.99

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Catholic University of America Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813221748
ISBN
9780813221748
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.52
€ 53.61

Paperback. Features a survey of everything from how sounds become speech to how names work. This work also talks about eyebrow flashes, whistling languages, how parents teach their children to speak, how politeness travels across languages and how the way we talk show not just how old we are but where we're from and even who we want to be. Num Pages: 512 pages, Yes. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 134 x 22. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141015521
ISBN
9780141015521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 29 b/w illus. BIC Classification: CBP; CFA; CFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300226409
ISBN
9780300226409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.65

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